Mad #275

(December 1987)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Random Samplings of Readers Mail (Table of Contents: 2)

Letters and Tomatoes Dept. / letters page / 1.3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (signed as A); ?

Inks

Sergio Aragonés (signed as A); ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers Phil Zaglool, Chris Wheatley, John Hoering, Neill, Jon Upton, Susan Woodruff, Ben Clark, Neil "Bud" Koch, Karen Strickland, John DeFrance, and Jim Turko.

Beverly Hills Slop, Too! (Table of Contents: 3)

Murphy's Bore Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo (credited as Dick De Bartolo)

Pencils

Mort Drucker (signed)

Inks

Mort Drucker (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Eddie Murphy [as Axewell Folly]; Taggem; Rosewater

Reprints

• in MAD (Semic, 1976 series) #12/1987 (1987.12.01)
• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #89 (September 1993)

Drama on Page 9 (Table of Contents: 4)

Weight and See Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Caldwell

Pencils

John Caldwell (signed)

Inks

John Caldwell (signed)

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #89 (September 1993) [retitled]

The Mad Decibel (dB) Scale (Table of Contents: 5)

Putting the Volume Down Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Snider

Pencils

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

• in MAD (Semic, 1976 series) #2/1988 (februari 1988)
• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #86 (March 1993)

The Perfect Body (Table of Contents: 6)

Appendage For Your Thoughts Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Don Edwing

Pencils

Don Edwing (signed)

Inks

Don Edwing (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Mad's Home Version of Jeopardy! (Table of Contents: 7)

Flop, Flop, Quiz, Quiz Dept. / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

John Prete (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #86 (March 1993)

Low-Tech Inventions for Everyday Needs (Table of Contents: 8)

All Jaffee Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee

Pencils

Al Jaffee (signed)

Inks

Al Jaffee (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #92 (March 1994)
• in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #30 (April 2023)

Your Pet Knows... (Table of Contents: 9)

Creatures From a Hack Buffoon Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Peter Porges

Pencils

Paul Peter Porges (signed)

Inks

Paul Peter Porges (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #89 (September 1993)

The Mad Merchandise Mart (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo (credited)

Pencils

Bob Clarke (credited)

Inks

Bob Clarke (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

The Ballad of Dr. Ruth (Table of Contents: 11)

Frank on a Roll Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs

Pencils

Frank Jacobs (signed)

Inks

Frank Jacobs (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

• in Mad for Decades (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007 series) (2007)

The Lighter Side of... (Table of Contents: 12)

Berg's-Eye View Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dave Berg

Pencils

Dave Berg (signed)

Inks

Dave Berg (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

A cynical look at new cars, old friends, homework, priorities, communication, relationships, food, appearances, tastes, assertive action, the telephone, aches and pains, guilt, and doctors.

Reprints

• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #89 (September 1993)

Ollie North Coloring Book (Table of Contents: 13)

Better Shred Than Red Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Mort Drucker; Paul Laikin

Pencils

Mort Drucker; Paul Laikin

Inks

Mort Drucker; Paul Laikin

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

• from The Ollie North Coloring Book (Paul Burke Publishing, 1987 series)

A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Comic Book Convention (Table of Contents: 14)

Sergio Aragones Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragonés

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Inks

Sergio Aragonés (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

• in Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès (Running Press Book Publishers, 2010 series) (2010)
• in Mad (EC, 2018 series) #17 (February 2021)

Mad's Guide to Talk Show Hosts (Table of Contents: 15)

Chat's All, Folks! Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Charlie Kadau; Joe Raiola

Pencils

Sam Viviano (signed)

Inks

Sam Viviano (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Spy vs. Spy (Table of Contents: 16)

Joke and Dagger Dept. DO NOT USE; Spy vs. Spy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías)

Pencils

Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías)

Inks

Antonio Prohías (credited as Anthony Prohías)

Genre

humor; satire-parody; spy

Reprints

• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #86 (March 1993)

It's Really Scary to Think... (Table of Contents: 17)

We Thought the Good Fright Dept. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Snider

Pencils

Paul Coker

Inks

Paul Coker

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #87 (May 1993)

Drama on Page 42 (Table of Contents: 18)

Alley Oops! Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Caldwell

Pencils

John Caldwell (signed)

Inks

John Caldwell (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #86 (March 1993)

Head of the Crass (Table of Contents: 19)

Teacher's Pest Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs

Pencils

Angelo Torres (signed)

Inks

Angelo Torres (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Chatty Bore

Reprints

• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #89 (September 1993)

The Mad Movie Critic's Pledge (Table of Contents: 20)

Review to a Kill Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Christopher C. Manson

Pencils

Jack Davis (signed)

Inks

Jack Davis (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #89 (September 1993)

What Predatory Creature Most Threatens the Survival of Endangered Species? (Table of Contents: 21)

Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee

Pencils

Al Jaffee (signed)

Inks

Al Jaffee (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #86 (March 1993)

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

Big Books For Small Minds (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Lou Silverstone

Pencils

Bob Clarke

Inks

Bob Clarke

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Reprints

• in Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #89 (September 1993)

Indexer Notes

back cover

Drawn Out Dramas (Table of Contents: 23)

Marginal Thinking Dept. / comic story / 0 pages (report information)

Script

Sergio Aragonés

Pencils

Sergio Aragonés

Inks

Sergio Aragonés

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

No page count as gags appear in various places around the magazine.